Problem
who will make dinner, when it will be, and how it will work around the family of 4 busy schedule.
Solution
Mackenzie’s work:
Monday night:
Who will cook? Parent A because they have more time than parent b
What recipe will they cook? Ginger Glazed Salmon which makes 4 servings and takes 20 minutes. Leaving parent B lots of time before going to fitness.
What part of the recipe will they cook? They will cook the whole recipe as there are only 4 servings, 1 serving per person.
What time is dinner? Dinner will be at 5:30 when parent B gets home.
Friday night:
Who will cooki? Parent A and Teen 2 will cook together so Teen 2 can have a chance to cook.
What recipe will they cook? Spaghetti and meat balls takes 45 minutes to cook
What part of the recipe will they cook? They will cook half of the dinner because the whole meal makes 8 servings so if we cut the ingredients in half, we will get our 4 servings enough for the family.
What time is dinner? Dinner is going to be 5:45 15 minutes after parent B gets home.
Cassidys work:
Thursday night:u
Who will cook? Parent A because after a little bit they can make it in time for it to cool and it will be done by the time parent B comes home.
What recipe will they cook? Black bean tacos because it only takes 15 minutes and makes only 4 servings so nothing will be left over.
What part of the recipes will they cook? Keep all the portions the same because it makes exactly 4 servings.
What time is dinner? 5:20-5:40 because parent B gets home at 5:30.
Ava’s work:
Tuesday night:
Who will cook? Parent B they get home before parent A leaving more time for them to eat and cook
What recipe will they cook? Vegetable Pad Thai it takes 35 minutes with 6 servings.
What part of the recipe will they cook?
All of it because it is easy to make and has a lot of servings, and with the 2 leftovers the parents will take to work for their lunch.
What time is dinner? 5:30 is when dinner is.
Lyras work:
Wednesday night
Who will cook? Teen 1 is going to cook as they get home first.
What recipe will they cook? Chicken noodle soup
What part of the recipe will they cook? It makes 6 servings and with the 2 extra servings teen A and teen B are going to take it to school the next day for lunch.
What time is dinner? Dinner is going to be at 6pm because everyone is home after 5:30 letting them have a nice family dinner that is not rushed
A new recipe – pasta with meatballs (Mackenzie)
Ingredients for Meatballs (makes 22-23 meatballs):
- 3 slices of white bread, (crusts removed), diced or torn to pieces
- 2/3 cup chilly water
- 1 Lb lean ground beef, (7%-15% fat)
- 1 Lb Sweet Ground Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more to serve
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, to dredge meatballs
- 3 Tbsp Light olive oil to sauté, or use vegetable oil
Ingredients for Sauce:
- 1 medium yellow onion, (1 cup chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 56 oz crushed tomatoes, (from 2 – 28 oz cans)
- 2 bay leaves, optional
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 2 Tbsp basil, finely minced*
Other Ingredients:
- 1 Lb spaghetti
Can serve up to 8 people
References
Justification
I think it will work well because we made sure each thing that was made wasn’t at the same time of any activities. We all made sure everyone agreed on what to make that day.
Collaboration Reflection
We distributed the work throughout our group by having each person oversee each day.
We used our technology by making sure each person had a device to use, we used our phones, laptops, and iPad.
We all contributed in our own ways, lyra and ava each did one day of planning meals and checked off and made sure we had each question answered. Cassidy made up a plan on how we were going to present it and what the family would eat for a day, she also typed out some of the work. Mackenzie and Cassidy produced another meal and found a recipe for it, and Mackenzie planned two of the days and wrote out some of our work.
We choose this way of doing it, and why these people would be cooking, and what time dinner would be each night because, it made the most sense to have it work around the busy schedule.